I have decided to remake Janice Tate’s Magic Squares for the new scripture mastery passages. What a job! There are several passages from the same chapter, so I am trying to include the verse number with my first version in every instance it makes sense. It’s nearly impossible to say “Third Nephi Eighteen verse fiftheen and twenty through twenty-one” and come up with something that rhymes, so I’m going with the chapter number only on a few passages.

Or at least that’s what I’ve done so far today.

Each rhyme gets 8 beats: 4 for the reference and 4 for the reminder. I’ve tried to use actual scripture keywords wherever I can, but it’s super difficult. Tate has a gift for rhyme that I just don’t. If you’ve got suggestions to make these rhymes better, please post below in the comments. I’d love to have your help.

The first column below is the actual reference. The second column is the 4-beat version. If there are two syllables, say the word like eighth notes. Three, say it like triplets. Four is sixteenths. Clap your hands four times and then fit each word or phrase into that beat. This probably doesn’t make sense to any one but me…. :(

1 Nephi 3:7

FirstNephiThreeSeven

Go,Do,FollowDirection.

2 Nephi 2:25

SecondNephitwo twenty-five

Adamfell andwe’ll re-vive.

2 Nephi 2:27

SecondNephiTwoTwenty-seven

Agen-cy isour po-session.

2 Nephi 9:28–29

Second NephiNine twenty-eight twenty-nine

Listen toGod andyou’ll bewise.

2 Nephi 25:23, 26

SecondNephitwenty-five

Talk,re-joice, andpreach ofChrist.

2 Nephi 28:7–9

Second Neph-i twenty-eightseven andnine

OR

Second Neph-i twenty-eight seven andnine

Eat, drink and bemerry For to-morrow wedie.

OR

Eat andDrink andTermin-ate.

2 Nephi 31:19–20

SecondNephiThirtyOne

OR

Second NephiThirty-one Nineteen Twenty

Press forward, en-dure, oryou’re notdone.

OR

Press foward, en-dure, anddon’t gettesty.

2 Nephi 32:3

SecondNephiThirty-twoThree

Read tolearn howangelsspeak.

2 Nephi 32:8–9

Second Neph-i thirty-twoeight andnine

Satan saysno, but if youpray —then you’reMine.

Mosiah 2:17

Mosiahtwoseven-teen

Serve God byserving yourfellow-being.

Mosiah 3:19

Mosiahthreenine-teen

Naturalman: God’sene-my.

Mosiah 4:30

Mosiahfourthir-ty

Please watch yourthoughts,words,deeds.

Alma 7:11–13

Almaseven e-leven thir-teen

Through Christall ourpains are re-lieved.

Alma 32:21

Almathirtytwo twentyone

Faith un-seennot un-done.

OR

Hope un-seenour Faith is be-gun.

OR

Things un-seen,we will notshun.

Alma 37:35

Alma thir-tyseven thirtyfive

Learn wis-domearly in yourlife.

Alma 39:9

Almathirty-nine verseNine

Go no moreafter thelusts of youreyes.

Alma 41:10

AlmaForty-one verseten

Wickednesshappinessnever hasbeen.

Helaman 5:12

Hela-manfive versetwelve

Build onChrist;protect your-self.

3 Nephi 12:48

Third Nephitwelveforty-eight

Be perfect,Christ didindi-cate.

3 Nephi 18:15, 20–21

ThirdNephieight-teen

Pray alwayswith yourfami-ly.

Ether 12:6

Ethertwelveversesix

Trial offaith:wit-ness.

Ether 12:27

Ethertwelvetwentyseven

Weakness-esGod willlessen.

Moroni 7:41

Moronisevenfortyone

Eternallife fromfaith in theSon.

Moroni 7:45, 47–48

Moroniseven fortyfive, seven,eight

Chari-ty is theopposite ofhate.

Moroni 10:4–5

Moroniten versefour andfive

Find thetruth byaskingChrist.

Some of these are a pretty big stretch. I could really use your help to improve them. Please, please share your ideas and improvements below!